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Digits = culture-free and meaning-free way of measuring pure verbal memory ; but based on
cultural differences, digits may not be best culture-free determinant of verbal memory capacity.
Limiting ability to generalise results beyond research setting.
Ethics
Fully informed consent: “vulnerable” target groups (children + Alzheimer’s / FT-dementia)
Researchers need to take care when using these samples by ensuring family members were
aware, to comply with SPA ethical guidelines.
KEY QUESTION :
How can psychologists’ understanding of memory help patients with dementia ?
Dementia is a syndrome (collection of related symptoms) associated with an ongoing
decline of the brain and its abilities :
● Loss of memory
● Other cognitive deficits, e.g. difficulty in understanding and confusion
● Depression
● Mood swings
● Exhaustion
● Loss of empathy (understanding + compassion)
● Visual + auditory hallucinations
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Digits = culture-free and meaning-free way of measuring pure verbal memory ; but based on
cultural differences, digits may not be best culture-free determinant of verbal memory capacity.
Limiting ability to generalise results beyond research setting.
Ethics
Fully informed consent: “vulnerable” target groups (children + Alzheimer’s / FT-dementia)
Researchers need to take care when using these samples by ensuring family members were
aware, to comply with SPA ethical guidelines.
KEY QUESTION :
How can psychologists’ understanding of memory help patients with dementia ?
Dementia is a syndrome (collection of related symptoms) associated with an ongoing
decline of the brain and its abilities :
● Loss of memory
● Other cognitive deficits, e.g. difficulty in understanding and confusion
● Depression
● Mood swings
● Exhaustion
● Loss of empathy (understanding + compassion)
● Visual + auditory hallucinations
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